Fish Behavior

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I have a 46 gallon tank with 6 tiger barbs, 6 giant danios, 5 angels and a clown loach. In the aquarium I have half of a clay pot I placed for a hiding spot. The clay pot was sterilized prior to placing in the tank.I have observed, on many occasions, the barbs and danios 'rub' up against the pot and 'flip' off of it. I have also observed them doing this with a live plant I have. Is this normal behavior or is it a sign of problems to come? Thanks in advance for you help..

 

[CFC]

Fish flicking and rubbing themselves on things normally indicates a high nitrate concentration have you tested the water?Also how long have you had the fish together?Normally keeping tiger barbs with angels is a disaster waiting happen.

 

[carey]

If your fish are doing that then it is highly probable that they have a disease I have heard about I can't remember the name but you beta look into it

 

[carey]

cat fish crazy:

Normally keeping tiger barbs with angels is a disaster waiting happen.

I find that if angles are kept with any fish from the early days of their life they will live with them in harmony, for example I sucessfully kept show-guppies with 5 full grown angels until the guppies died and then I could not get them again as they would be eaten. Just a quick note because some angels are peaceful- o they were in when they bred as well, untouched.

 

[CFC]

I wasnt refering to the angels aggressive tendencies i was thinking that tiger barbs will shred the angels finnage as they are nippy aggressive little things that should not be kept with long finned or delicate fish

 

[Dave]

I Read once that if you see your fish rubbing like you describe, it could be the start of 'White Spot'. You can treat this pretty easy but must be quick. I would recommend you keep a close eye on them and if you see any signs of white spots on fins etc. I would get treatment staright away.

White spot is a parasite that can be bought into your tank from new fish or even plants. Once the parasite is on the fish it chews into the flesh (This make the fish ich) It then turns into a white spot on the fish. Eventually the spot falls off and floats to a near by plant or rock. The white spot which is infact somekind of egg hatches and produces loads more Parasites ( i forgot the correct multiplication). The process starts all over again but with more white spots. Eventually the fish will die unless treated.

This desiese is often called ich because of the way the fish scratch themselves before the whitespots occur.

 

[Angel Lady]

I Read once that if you see your fish rubbing like you describe, it could be the start of 'White Spot'. You can treat this pretty easy but must be quick. I would recommend you keep a close eye on them and if you see any signs of white spots on fins etc. I would get treatment staright away.

White spot is a parasite that can be bought into your tank from new fish or even plants. Once the parasite is on the fish it chews into the flesh (This make the fish ich) It then turns into a white spot on the fish. Eventually the spot falls off and floats to a near by plant or rock. The white spot which is infact somekind of egg hatches and produces loads more Parasites ( i forgot the correct multiplication). The process starts all over again but with more white spots. Eventually the fish will die unless treated.

This desiese is often called ich because of the way the fish scratch themselves before the whitespots occur.

I noticed my sharks doing that this morning rubbing on the rocks and thier hiding places this morning I put some coppersafe in the water should I do anything else? if so please let me know I have all my fish in a ten gallon right now I cant get my 20 gallon long tanks ammonia down I have really had a problem with those two tanks getting them cycled I just had the 10 gallon cycled and bought me a 20 gallon and dummy me went and cleaned the 10 gallon real good rocks and all now I am having to change water everyday just to keep them alive,it has been a job.

 

[Dave]

I Would keep a close eye on them, and be ready to treat. As for the water conditions, well i'm no expert but I would keep doing about 10% water changes every day and adding your cycle with it. This has worked for me and only took about a week to stabilise.

 

[cichlidmaster]

Hey everyone,

Fish will scratch!! This does not necessarally mean it has ich or any other disease.

To medicate a tank without seeing signs of ich or a prolonged continuation of scratching is a bad course of action.

CM

 

[Dave]

Thats why I said to keep a close eye on them, and at the first signs of desiese i.e white spot (ich) you should be ready to treat.